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<p>The Government Legal Department (GLD) does not own any estate but rents all of
its office space. GLD teams co-located with their client teams occupy client building
space as part of an overall fee agreement for the provision of legal services to clients.</p><p>The
Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) estate is comprised of 42 buildings with the types
of occupation shown in the table below. The HMCPSI estate is included as part of this.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type
of Occupation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Buildings</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Square
Meters</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Freehold/Owned</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4,426
(7%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commercial Lease</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>52,991
(78%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Licence to occupy</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>10,404
(15%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO’s) estates have
always been rented either by a lease agreement, or a Civil Estate Occupancy Agreement
(MOTO). The SFO’s current estate is leased. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) estate
is also leased.</p>

To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2018 to Question 123531,
on Attorney General: Procurement, if he will list (a) the suppliers of and (b) the
purpose of the (i) the Government Legal Department's contracts with the eight strategic
suppliers (ii) the CPS's six contracts with strategic suppliers, (iii) the Serious
Fraud Office's three contracts with strategic suppliers and (iv) Her Majesty's Crown
Prosecution Service Inspectorate's contracts with which two strategic suppliers.

<p>Pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2018 to Question 123531, the table below summarises
the purpose of the six contracts between the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and government
strategic suppliers.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Supplier</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Purpose
of contract </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita</p></td><td><p>Supply of interim
and temporary staff let via a pan government framework.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CGI</p></td><td><p>(1)
ICT Applications, Hosting and Management let via a pan government framework. (2) Managed
payroll services let via a pan government framework. (3) Oracle finance system managed
service let via a pan government framework. (4) Fully managed ICT services including;
applications, hosting and management, system integration and management, service desk
and end user computing.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vodafone</p></td><td><p>National contract
let via the Cabinet Office G-Cloud framework for managed video conferencing services.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>In addition, the CPS has no major contracts but multiple agreements
with the following government strategic suppliers:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>BT –for land
line phones, alarm systems and business broadband lines.</p></li><li><p>Microsoft
- for MS office products, server and networking applications and other software products.</p></li><li><p>Oracle
- for server and networking applications and other software products.</p></li></ul><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>The table below summarises the purpose of the contracts between the
Government Legal Department (GLD) and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate
(HMCPSI) and government strategic suppliers. It is the policy to engage with suppliers
using central government frameworks and call off arrangements.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Supplier</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GLD
– purpose of contract</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HMCPSI - purpose of contract</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BT
plc</p></td><td><p>Provision of phone services for business continuity (disaster recovery).</p></td><td><p>Provision
of mobile connectivity services and video conferencing at the York office</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cap
Gemini</p></td><td><p>Provision of a supplier invoice receipt and scanning service;
provision of a cloud-based invoice approval and electronic document management system;
and secure destruction of paper documents.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita</p></td><td><p>Predominately
temporary staff, mainly lawyers, and training courses.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fujitsu</p></td><td><p>Provision
of e-disclosure services to support legal cases.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Microsoft</p></td><td><p>Software
licences and support for Microsoft products, for example, Windows and Office Suites.</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mitie</p></td><td><p>Office cleaning services.</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oracle</p></td><td><p>Software licences and support.</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vodafone</p></td><td><p>Provision of mobile phone and connectivity
services.</p></td><td><p>Provision of mobile phone and connectivity services.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The table below summarises the purpose of the contracts between the Attorney
General’s Office (AGO) and government strategic suppliers.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Supplier</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Purpose
of contract</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amey</p></td><td><p>Facilities management</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BT</p></td><td><p>Network
lines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita</p></td><td><p>IT services</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The table below summarises the purpose of the contracts between the Serious
Fraud Office (SFO) and government strategic suppliers.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Supplier</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Purpose
of contract</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BT PLC</p></td><td><p>Broadband lines
at Southwark Crown Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita</p></td><td><p>IT support
contract</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vodafone</p></td><td><p>network services contract</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>

<p>The application process for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud
Office (SFO), Government Legal Department (GLD), Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and
HMCPSI does not include a declaration box for candidates to declare a criminal record.</p>

<p>The Government Legal Department (GLD), Attorney General Office (AGO) and HM Crown
Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HM CPSI) engage a centrally managed procurement
service in procurements of more than £10,000. For 2016-17 and 2017-18, an examination
of records held by the centrally managed procurement service indicated that there
were no instances of an invitation to tender where bids were not received.</p><p>Similarly,
during the financial years 2016-17 and 2017-18 no invitations to tender by the Crown
Prosecution Service (CPS) or the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) exceeding OJEU thresholds
received no bidders.</p>

<p>As the Government's pro bono champions, the Attorney and I chair the pro bono panel
and committee to bring together key players to steer and coordinate the overall work
in this area. The panel and committee feature members from across the legal community,
including Citizens Advice.</p><p>Each year the Attorney and I take part in National
Pro Bono week. We attend and support pro bono events across the country, to encourage
the excellent work being done by the pro bono community. This year Global Pro Bono
Week is taking place 29<sup>th</sup> October – 2<sup>nd</sup> November, and will involve
many organisations across the legal community including members of our pro bono panel
and committee like Citizens Advice.</p><p>In the past year over 1,000 lawyers provided
pro bono help through local Citizens Advice offices and I will continue to encourage
more lawyers to do this.</p>

To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the oral contribution of the Solicitor
General of 21 June 2018, Official Report, column 462, when he plans to respond to
the Spicer report on the sexual exploitation of girls and young women in Newcastle.

<p>David Spicer’s comprehensive review sheds light on abhorrent child sexual exploitation
and I have not taken this matter lightly. The Home Office will be writing to you on
behalf of the Government shortly.</p><p> </p><p>I would like to reassure you that
the CPS, along with the wider Government, is committed to improving the national response
to tackling sexual exploitation. The CPS will be considering its guidance on the involvement
of the Service with the changing local safeguarding arrangements in line with the
broader recommendations. Specifically, CPS North East is working closely with Newcastle
Crown Court and other partners within the Criminal Justice System to improve the experience
of victims and witnesses when attending court and to ensure that the commitments to
witness care set out in the Victim’s Code and the Witness Charter are properly delivered.</p><p>
</p><p>More broadly, the Government has already taken significant action to tackle
this issue. In February 2017, the Government published its Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation:
Progress Report and announced a £40m package of measures to protect children and young
people from sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking, and to crack down on offenders.
This included £7.5m for a new, ground-breaking Centre of Expertise that will identify,
generate, and share high quality evidence of what works to prevent and tackle child
sexual abuse and exploitation. The recommendations of the review cover a wide range
of issues, which we will consider carefully in the context of this existing programme
of work.</p><p> </p>

<p>As the Government’s pro bono champion, I am able to work closely with those involved
in Public Legal Education, supporting initiatives to increase its profile and reach
more members of the public.</p><p> </p><p>The Public Legal Education panel is formed
of leading organisations who promote the importance of teaching people about the law
and their basic civil and criminal rights. It features members from across the legal
community, for example the Law for Life, Citizens Advice and the Bar Council.</p><p>
</p><p>The Panel are currently combining their resources to map the provision and
need of Public Legal Education around the county and to support and drive forward
public legal education initiatives so more people can reap the benefits.</p><p> </p>

To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions have been
made by the Crown Prosecution Service under (i) Section 330 and (ii) Sections 327-329
of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in each of the last five years.

<p><ins class="ministerial">The official statistics relating to crime and policing
are maintained by the Home Office. Official statistics relating to sentencing, criminal
court proceedings, offenders brought to justice, the courts and the judiciary are
maintained by the Ministry of Justice.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The number
of prosecutions and convictions for offences under sections 327-330 of the Proceeds
of Crime Act 2002 can be found <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/738814/HO-Code-Tool-2017.xlsx"
target="_blank">here</a>.</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>Number of prosecutions and convictions for offences under
sections 327-330 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, 2013-2017</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>2013</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2014</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>2015</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2016</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>2017</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">
</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Prosecutions</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Section 327</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">981</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">880</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,063</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">841</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">878</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Section
328</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">310</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">266</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">317</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">355</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">288</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Section 329</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,050</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">944</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">921</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">797</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">737</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Section
330</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Convictions</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Section 327</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">520</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">447</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">550</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">601</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">537</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Section
328</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">213</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">150</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">188</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">257</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">225</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Section 329</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">527</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">541</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">594</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">567</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">581</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Section
330</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(1) The figures given in the
pivot table relate to defendants for whom these offences were the principal offences
for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more
offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same
disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence
for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented
are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been
extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts. As a consequence,
care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations
are taken into account when those data are used.</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">(3) A defendant who appears before both magistrates’ court and
Crown Court may not do so within the same year, meaning for a given year convictions
may exceed prosecutions or sentences may not equal convictions. Defendants who appear
before both courts may be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to
that for which they were originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court.</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><del
class="ministerial">Data on prosecutions and convictions is published by the MoJ and
can be found <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx%20"
target="_blank">here</a>.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">A breakdown
of prosecutions and convictions for money laundering is as follows:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="6"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Table 1. Number of prosecutions and
convictions for money laundering, 2007-2017 (1)(2)(3)</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial"><strong>Money Laundering</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2013</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial"><strong>2014</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2015</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial"><strong>2016</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2017</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial"><strong>Prosecutions</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,349</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">2,095</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,307</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">1,998</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,906</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial"><strong>Convictions</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,269</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">1,143</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,336</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">1,435</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,347</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial">(1) The figures given in the pivot table relate to defendants
for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with.
When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for
which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two
or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum
penalty is the most severe.</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">(2)
Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete.
However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative
data systems generated by the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure
data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account
when those data are used.</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">(3)
A defendant who appears before both magistrates’ court and Crown Court may not do
so within the same year, meaning for a given year convictions may exceed prosecutions
or sentences may not equal convictions. Defendants who appear before both courts may
be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which they were
originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court.</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p>The table below sets out the total amounts billed by the Government Legal Department
(GLD) Litigation Group in relation to inquests in which they have been instructed
by Government Departments and other public bodies.</p><p>GLD represents most, but
not all, Government Departments in litigation. In addition, during parts of the period
covered by the table, a small number of Departments (that GLD now acts for in litigation)
handled their own litigation (including inquests).</p><p>The amounts are set out by
financial year from 2010-11 and are exclusive of VAT. It is not possible to provide
a separate breakdown of the totals by reference to legal advice and representation.</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2010-11</p><p>2011-12</p><p>2012-13</p><p>2013-14</p><p>2014-15</p><p>2015-16</p><p>2016-17</p><p>2017-18</p><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£2,600,951</p><p>£2,476,100</p><p>£2,621,377</p><p>£3,575,348</p><p>£3,405,809</p><p>£3,883,929</p><p>£4,283,521</p><p>£4,851,059</p><p>£5,783,648</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p>Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) inspects the work
of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and reports to the Law Officers. The Code for
Crown Prosecutors (the Code) provides that it is the duty of prosecutors to make sure
that the right person is prosecuted for the right offence. Between 2016 and 2018 HMCPSI
inspected 12 of the 14 CPS Areas in England and Wales and found that in a very high
proportion of cases the CPS correctly applied the Code and that the charges proceeded
with were the correct ones. HMCPSI reported that in over 94.5% of the cases they inspected
the decision to charge complied with the Code; that measure relates to all the provisions
of the Code and not only whether any offence charged was the correct one.</p>